Crime Rates at King Richard Street, Coventry, CV2 4FU

King Richard Street area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in St Michael's , and the 218th highest crime rate of 998 local areas in Coventry .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around King Richard Street (CV2 4FU) in the last 12 months was 130.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% lower than the St Michael's average (241.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 93.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around King Richard Street (CV2 4FU), the main crime hotspot is near Lansdowne Street. Police recorded 269 crimes here, including 256 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.